Amtek Board to Board Connectors

Quick Overview

Amtek Board-to-board headers and receptacles, or pin headers and sockets, are rectangular connectors that are typically soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB). The header containing the contacts sticks up from one board and connects with a female receptacle or socket.

Details

The printed circuit board (PCB) has long been a cornerstone of the electronics industry. However, with the ongoing trend towards miniaturization, designers require a wider range of solutions for establishing reliable PCB connections. As a leading manufacturer of board-to-board connectors, including mezzanine, backplane, coplanar, and more, Molex offers customers collaborative support across an extensive range of pitches and stacking heights.

Amtek Board-to-Board Connectors come in various configurations, catering to microminiature, high-speed, high-density, and high-power applications. These connectors from Amtek are well-suited for tasks such as stacking, mezzanine, coplanar, orthogonal, and PCB connections.

In high-speed trains, industrial controls, data center storage, and switching systems, Amtek's board-to-board connectors ensure reliable high-speed data transmission with enhanced clarity. Featuring flame-retardant, polarized housings, these connectors safeguard connections in demanding environments.

Amtek specializes in designing and manufacturing a diverse range of interconnect products, primarily categorized into three groups: signal integrity, micro pitch, and rugged/power interconnects. These products find extensive usage in board-to-board/board stacking, cable assemblies, and panel and I/O systems. Additionally, Amtek offers application-specific products tailored to meet specific requirements or modifications of existing products.

To address the latest market demands and the trend towards increasingly compact devices, Amtek Technology leverages its expertise and professionalism to create customized connectors tailored in both shape and size. These connectors are designed for a wide range of industrial applications, including medical and automotive sectors.

Board-to-board connectors are engineered to link printed circuit boards without requiring cables. While "hard soldering" creates a permanent connection by soldering a pin header to the PCB at both ends, allowing for a "fit and forget" solution, most applications demand the flexibility of connecting and disconnecting PCBs for simplified assembly and design alterations. Pin headers (male) and socket (female) connectors are paired for this purpose, where each mating and unmating action constitutes a "mating cycle."